The Trump administration, and Department of Government Efficiency head Elon Musk in particular, has been highly critical of the U.S. Agency for International Development.
NEW: Karoline Leavitt highlights the waste and abuse of USAID, lists the top 4 most insane priorities.
“Here’s the reason why Elon Musk and others have been taking a look.”
1. “$1.5M to advance DEI in Serbia’s workplaces.”
2. “$70k for a production of a DEI musical in… pic.twitter.com/E0eKZCCYz3
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) February 3, 2025
But Democrats on Capitol Hill have made it clear that they’ll resort to any political tricks necessary to prevent the bloated agency from facing any sort of defunding.
Rep. Brian Schatz (D-HI) recently announced an especially bold move in response to the recent talk about shuttering USAID.
According to NBC News:
Schatz, who is on the Foreign Relations Committee, said his move is in protest of Trump’s billionaire adviser Elon Musk’s declaring that he and Trump will shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development
“Dismantling USAID is illegal and makes us less safe. USAID was created by federal law and is funded by Congress. Donald Trump and Elon Musk…
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